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105. Sacred G.-- Hierochloe redolens, R. Br. (Australasia, not endemic.) Called also Scented Grass, and Sweet-scented Grass.

106. Scented G.-- Chrysopogon parviforus, Benth. (A.) See also 105.

107. Seaside Brome G.-- (i.q. Brome Grass. See 21.)

108. Silt G.-- (i.q. Seaside Millet. See 50.)

109. Seaside Glumeless G.-- Gymnostychum gracile, Hook. f. (N.Z.)

110. Snow G. (q.v.)-- (i.q. Paper Grass. See 72.) (N.Z.)

111. Spear G. (q.v.)-- Aciphylla colensoi. (N.Z.) Called also Spaniard (q.v.).

Heteropogon contortus, Roem. and Shult. (N.Z.), and all species of Stipa (A., T.).

112. Spider G.-- Panicum divaricatissimum, R. Br. (A.)

113. Spinifex G. (q.v.)-- Spinifex hirsutus, Labill. (A., T., N.Z., not endemic.) Called also Spiny Rolling Grass.

114. Star G.--Blue-- Chloris ventricosa, R. Br. (A.)

115. Star G.--Dog's Tooth-- C. divaricata, R. Br. (A.)

116. Star G.--Lesser-- C. acicularis, Lindl. (A.)

117. Sugar G.-- Pollinia fulva, Benth.(A.)

118. Summer G.-- (i.q. Hairy-Finger Grass. See 36.)

119. Sweet G.-- Glyceria stricta, Hook. f. (A., T., N.Z.)

120. Sweet-scented G.-- (i.q. Sacred Grass. See 105.)

121. Traveller's G. (N.O. Aroideae).-- (i.q. Settlers' Twine, q.v.)

122. Tussock G.-- (See 93 and 72.)

123. Tussock G.-- Broad-leaved Oat-- Danthonia flavescens, Hook. f. (N.Z.)

124. Tussock G.--Erect Plumed-- Arundo fulvida, Buchanan. (N.Z.) Maori name, Tot-toi (q.v.).

125. Tussock G.--Narrow-leaved Oat-- Danthonia raoulii, Steud. (N.Z.)

126. Tussock G.--Plumed-- Arundo conspicua, A. Cunn. (N.Z.) Maori name, Toi-toi (q.v.).

127. Tussock G.--Small-flowered Oat-- Danthonia cunninghamii, Hook. f. (N.Z.)

128. Petrie's Stipa G.-- Stipa petriei (new species). See 101. /?111?/ (N.Z.)

129. Umbrella G.-- (i.q. Australian Millet. See 47.)

130. Wallaby G.-- Danthonia penicileata, F. v. M. (A., N.Z.)

131. Weeping G.-- (i.q. Meadow Rice Grass. See 102.)

132. Weeping Polly G.-- (i.q. Paper Grass. See 72.)

133. Wheat G.--Blue-- Agropyrum scabrum, Beauv. (A., T., N.Z.)

134. Wheat G.--Short-awned-- Triticum multiflorum, Banks and Sol. (N.Z.)

135. White-topped G.-- Danthonia longifolia, R. Br. (A.)

136. Windmill G.-- Chloris truncata, R. Br. (A.)

137. Wire G.-- Ehrharta juncea, Sprengel; a rush-like grass of hilly country. (A., T., N.Z.) Cynodon dactylum, Pers.; so called from its knotted, creeping, wiry roots, so difficult to eradicate in gardens and other cultivated land. (Not endemic.) See 26.

138. Wiry G.--.

(i.q. Paper Grass. See 72.)

139. Wiry Dichelachne G.-- Stipa teretefolia, Steud. (A., T., N.Z.)

140. Woolly-headed G.-- Andropogon bombycinus, R. Br. (A.)

141. Vandyke G.-- Panicum flavidum, Retz. (A.)

Grass-bird, n. In New Zealand, Sphenoeacus //sic. otherwhere Sphenaeacus GJC// punctatus, Gray, the same as Fern-bird (q.v.); in Australia, Megalurus (Sphenaeacus) gramineus, Gould.

Grass-leaved Fern, n. Vittaria elongata, Swartz, N.O. Filices.

1883. F. M. Bailey, `Synopsis of Queensland Flora,' p. 693:

"Grass-leaved fern... . Frond varying in length from a few inches to several feet, and with a breadth of from one to five lines... . This curious grass-like fern may be frequently seen fringing the stems of the trees in the scrubs of tropical Queensland, in which situation the fronds are usually very long."

Grass-Parrakeet, n. a bird of the genus Euphema. The Australian species are--

Blue-winged Parrakeet Euphema aurantia, Gould.

Bourke's P.-- E. bourkii, Gould.

Grass-P.-- E. elegans, Gould.

Orange-bellied P.-- E. chrysogastra, Lath.

Orange-throated P.-- E. splendida, Gould.

Red-shouldered P.-- E. pulchella, Shaw.

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